Final Results for the 2006 Harken Buoy Series. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to Harken for supplying the bullet block trophies.

In the next couple weeks the series host website www.1design.net will be redone with a greater focus on the 2007 Harken Racing Series. Dont forget, Tradewinds is the first event of the 6 regatta 2007 series!

2006 BUOY SERIES RESULTS

Inter 20:

1 Charlie Trinque
2 Larry Ferber
3 John Casey

Formula 18:

1 Ollie Jason
2 David Ingram
3 Brian Karr

Formula 16:

1 Matt McDonald
2 Chuck Harnden
3 Wilder Robles

Hobie 16:

1 Mike Burley
2 Chuck Pickering
3 Javier Junco

Hobie Wave:

1 Sharon Woodruff
2 Kathy Kulkoski
3 Leah Soales

A-Cat:

1 Woody Cope
2 Chris Cordes
3 Dave Carlson

Trophies were awarded to all fleets that made at least 2 of the 6 regattas.

Some stats on the 2005 and 2006 Harken Buoy Series and the state of catamaran sailing in Florida..

PARTICIPATION

2005 Total Skippers: 83
2006 Total Skippers: 86
Change: +3.6%

FLEETS

Inter 20
2005: 15 Boats
2006: 14 Boats
Change: -6.7%

Hobie 18
2005: 5 Boats
2006: 0 Boats
Change: -100%

Formula 18
2005: 14 Boats
2006: 20 Boats
Change: +42.9%

Formula 16
2005: 4 Boats
2006: 8 Boats
Change: +100%

Hobie 16
2005: 29 Boats
2006: 30 Boats
Change: +3.4%

Hobie Wave
2005: 7 Boats
2006: 10 Boats
Change: +42.9%

A-Cat
2005: 9 Boats
2006: 4 Boats
Change: -55.6%

REGATTAS

Tradewinds - Key Largo
2005: 33 Boats
2006: 49 Boats
Change: +48.5%

JPOR - Cape Canaveral
2005: 18 Boats
2006: 10 Boats
Change: -44.4%

Daytona - Daytona Beach
2005: 7 Boats
2006: 18 Boats
Change: +157.1%

Rudder Club - Jacksonville
2005: 21 Boats
2006: 14 Boats
Change: -33.3%

Eustis - Lake Eustis
2005: 23 Boats
2006: 9 Boats
Change: -60.9%

Carlisle - Clearwater Beach
2005: 16 Boats
2006: 27 Boats
Change: +68.8%

Interesting numbers and stats.

Thank you Brian for your hard work heading these series. I am looking foward to working with you in 2007.

KUDOS!

This doesnt really give the whole picture of catamaran sailing in Florida.

In order to claim that these results capture the "state of catamaran sailing in Florida" you need to include the non Harken Bouy series races.

True, this is in no way a complete picture of all catamaran sailing in FLA. There are fleets that do events other than the Harken series, and there is also local fleet racing in many parts of the state.

However, traditionally the six Harken Series regattas have been the biggest and most commonly attended (thats one of the reason why they were chosen), and I would argue that the stats related to them give a pretty good overall picture of whats going on.

There are some external circumstances that effected the numbers. I was told by a couple A-Cat sailors last weekend that they had a number of conflicts this year with Harken series regattas, so their participation was lower. Another example is the Eustis regatta that had a lower turnout this year since the F18 NAs were the same weekend.

So again, this is just a general overview.

Wow its hard to believe that they are getting such poor turnouts..except for the tradewinds.. I thought that there were a lot more cats in florida.

Those are neat stats to look at - I think we'll compile similar stuff for our area events and I'll see how far back I can research. It would be a neat survey to detect the pulse of our sport.

Dave,

One other note, the Harken series includes cats that have a fleet of at least 4 boats at a particular event, so the stats do not include open class boats. I think all 6 events had open classes so the total numbers at each event were a little higher.

Oh don't give me that jibber jabber, and your fancy book learnin double speak, you're a freaking slacker!

Great, thanks for blowing my cover.

Wait a minute, did you just volunteer to find the participation stats for all other FLA regattas for the last couple years?

You rock Dave!

So someone can kick me in the nuts for it and tell me how I'm doing it all wrong... that is a very tempting offer.

eh... you have balls of steel... go for it.

FYI
US NATIONALS/NA’s turnouts.

Single Handers
Hobie 14’s --- 35 boats
A Cat --- 30 boats, Bristol RI Sept
Hobie 17 --- 14 boats, San Fran CA August
Nacra F17 --- 14 boats, Racine WI August
Isotopes --- 16 boats (2005)


Spinnaker Boats (2 person)
NAF18’s --- 38 boats St Louis (can't find results)
Tornado --- 21 boats in Miami, FL OCR’s
Nacra 20 ---14 boats in Racine WI, Performance Race week August
Nacra F18 --- 5 boats in Racine WI, Performance Race week August
Hobie Tiger --- 0 boats in San Fran CA August Hobie Tiger /H17 Nationals

Sloops 2 person boats
Hobie 16 --- 56 boats in Naranganset, RI Sept
Hobie 20 --- 34 boats in Texoma, TX Sept
Hobie 18’s --- 17 boats in Texoma, TX Sept
Sharks ------ 15 boats Put in Bay Ohio July

To make the top 20 small boat and dinghy one design list... you have to average 40+ for three years.

Only the Hobie 16 class makes the RogerJolly Onedesign survey cut!!! But even their numbers are declining.



Fleet 204's 30th Anniversary Madcatter Regatta wins the 06 biggest event of the year!


Tradewinds (Florida Keys)----- 61 Boats (January)
Spring Fever (South East) -----61 Boats (April)
MadCatter (North East)----- 92 Boats (May)
Statue of Liberty (Mid Atlantic) -----78 Boats (July)
Wildwood (North East)------ 60 boats (august)
CatFight (Mid East) ----- 44 boats (August)
Mid-Americas (Texoma)----- 42 boats June
Ruff Riders – (Texas/----- 38 boats August
Wayward Winds – (Texas)----- 39 boats

A-Class 2006 Midwiners @ Islamorada 42 boats - Jan 2006
www.usaca.info

This year forecasted to be 50 boats.

Where did you get this forcast! Before you even reply I want to go on record as believing your information is collected in totally the wrong way, is not fully representative of the overall national view, and your forcast cannot truly be represented properly unless you ask B. Curry for his advice on the subject.

For the record,

Bob let me borrow a nice set of Gill gloves last weekend, so Im taking back my accusation that he is a witch, and that he should be burned.

What sport you are!

I'm anorexic - no way, you mean you can read minds?

Wave NAs in Sandy Hook, NJ - 18
Wave Ntls this year pre numbers - 30
Wave North Coast - 15

The record for the Tradewinds by the way was 109 a few years ago.
Rick

No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

If you make yourself puke, keep that to yourself, eh?

CFR20 Nationals- 1






PS, I know it's bulimia before you correct me.

Ahh, Burn him anyway. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />